2014 Annual Meeting

Thank you to all of those who attended our 11th Annual Meeting, “Cancer Survivorship: Models of Care Across the Lifespan”. The conference was a wonderful success held on November 5, 2014 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. In addition to hosting a number of Nationally-known and well-respected speakers, attendees were able to hear from Senators Blumenthal and Murphy, as well as the Commissioner of Public Health, Jewel Mullen. Many of those who were able to attend called the conference “the best the Partnership has ever had.”

Below you can find the agenda for the conference, complete with links to each speaker’s presentation. For more about the conference, please look for our November edition of CA CONNections, due out on November 20th.8:30 – 9:00

Reconvene in main conference room: Greetings from Senator Richard Blumenthal Business Meeting-Presentation of the Slate** for Connecticut Cancer Partnership Board of Directors. Linda Mowad, Chair of the Connecticut Cancer Partnership

1:00 – 1:45

Disparities Issues in Survivorship– A Panel Discussion: The panel will be moderated by Thomas Blank, PhD

– Robin Schwartz, MS, CGC, University of Connecticut Health Center will discuss the role of survivorship care planning for patients with confirmed hereditary cancer, implications for the patient’s treatment and surveillance as well as for their family members, and the associated need for cultural sensitivity.

– Victoria Blinder, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering will discuss her research on ethnic disparities in employment outcomes among women treated for breast cancer and on barriers to return to work among ethnically diverse breast cancer survivors.

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